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DA: Man who owns three rentals stole Medicaid benefits

A Lynbrook man was charged with stealing more than $46,000 in Medicaid benefits by claiming he made a low income when he actually owned three rental properties and deposited more than a million dollars in his bank account in the past four years, prosecutors said.

Charles Danca, 51, of Harrison Avenue, surrendered to investigators Tuesday morning, and is scheduled to be arraigned later in...

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